Earthquake Safety And Emergency Response Bond | California Primary Election

A yes vote supports issuing $535 million in general obligation bonds for earthquake safety and emergency response projects in San Francisco.

This funding will enhance critical infrastructure, ensuring emergency services are better prepared for disasters. However, it will maintain the current property tax rate, which some may argue limits potential funding for other community needs.

A yes vote supports issuing $535 million in general obligation bonds for earthquake safety and emergency response projects in San Francisco. This funding will enhance critical infrastructure, ensuring emergency services are better prepared for disasters. However, it will maintain the current property tax rate, which some may argue limits potential funding for other community needs.

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Who's recommending a yes vote on the Measure AThe Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond has broad support, endorsed by groups like the League of Women Voters and San Francisco Firefighters Local 798. Key supporters include Mayor Daniel Lurie and Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis.

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This measure allows the city to borrow up to $535 million by issuing general obligation bonds. The city would spend this money on improvements and seismic upgrades to infrastructure used for emergency and recovery, according to the ballot language. Earthquake safety projects funded by the bonds could include the emergency firefighting water system, fire and police stations, the Muni bus storage and maintenance facility at Potrero Yard, and other disaster response facilities. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, gay Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, Fire Chief Dean Crispen, and Police Commission President C. Don Clay stated in the voter handbook that Prop A is crucial, as scientists have warned of a 72% chance of a major earthquake hitting San Francisco within the next three decades. They also pointed out that the city’s aging infrastructure and limited backup water supply leave neighborhoods in danger. San Francisco has an excellent track record on its bond issuance, and its policy is to keep the property tax rate for general obligation bonds at or below the 2005-2006 tax rate by issuing new bonds as older ones are retired and the tax base grows. Therefore, Controller Greg Wagner stated in a letter that he does not anticipate that the levy of the city’s general obligation bond property taxes for this measure would increase the property tax rate for city general obligation bonds above the 2006 fiscal year level. San Francisco needs to make improvements and seismic upgrades to infrastructure used for emergencies. Vote YES on Prop A.

Daniel Lurie

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